Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf break

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 NZST
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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
14.2° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 5AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (21 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (21 Apr)7ft (2.2m)10s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.5
SE
2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.2
ESE
2
E
2.1
E
2
E
2
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)888899910101010101010101010108810101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)640653622778844996680788898786896818834867785621598452388282262220186151
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononononononononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
glassoffglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:19PM
2.05
6:44AM
1.87
7:19PM
2.03
7:46AM
1.84
8:22PM
2.00
8:50AM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:44AM
0.14
1:03PM
0.09
1:44AM
0.16
2:03PM
0.11
2:46AM
0.18
3:05PM
0.14
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise----7:07-------7:07-------7:09---
Sunset------5:44-------5:43-------5:40-
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1-111111---1-1---------
Temp. °C888899999988910999887810119
Feels °C (?)122343333322343454546897
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